Posted by: johnny_a
in MyBlog on Apr 01, 2009
Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank are introducing a bill for the third time that would remove restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp. The Industrial Hemp Farming Act will be identical to HR 1009 which was introduced in the 110th Congress in 2007.
"With so much discussion lately in the media about drug policy, it is surprising the tragedy of American hemp farming hasn't come up as a 'no-brainer' for reform," says Vote Hemp President, Eric Steenstra. "Hemp is a versatile, environmentally friendly crop that has not been grown for over 50 years because of a politicized interpretation of the nation's drug laws by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)."
Hemp that is grown outside the U.S. has been used in the manufacture of natural soaps, eco-friendly auto parts, food products, and clothing. Proponents of industrial hemp state that it would be less expensive a crop to grow for the manufacture of fuels such as bio diesel and ethanol.
